POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Sep 5, 2022 : Arshdeep Singh may not get an easier catch in his life. Asif Ali was batting without scoring any runs at that time. Pakistan batsman played an important innings of 16 runs off 8 balls after being caught by Arshdeep at short third man off Ravi Bishnoi!
Arshdeep can forget this nightmare during the rest of his career!
Better to forget. However, it will be difficult to forget, the supporters of India have already confirmed. The left-handed pacer is being vilified on social media. Trolls are also enter.
Some past and present cricketers have also stood by Arshdeep. As Pakistan’s former all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez tweeted, ‘A request to all Indian fans, we can make mistakes in sports, we are human. Please don’t insult anyone for these mistakes.’
This cricketer, who entered international cricket last July, is going through a strange situation. Arshdeep now understands what can happen if a mistake decides the result of the match between India and Pakistan. But Virat Kohli has tried to explain what goes on in the cricketer’s mind in such a situation, i.e. after making a mistake.
Kohli came to the press conference for India after Pakistan won by 5 wickets yesterday in the Asia Cup. Arshdeep expressed his support and shared his experience with the journalists.
Kohli played his first career Champions Trophy in 2009. In the match against Pakistan in the group stage, Shahid Afridi was dismissed after playing a bad shot. India lost the match. The regret of playing that poor shot was so lingering in Kohli’s mind that it could be a career-ending, nightmare. Arshdeep may have gone through such a situation after the match. Kohli just reminded that anyone can make mistakes in pressure matches.
Not long ago, remember the Australia-Pakistan match in the T20 World Cup semi-final on November 11 last year. Hasan Ali caught Matthew Wade in the 19th over of Australia’s innings. Wade later took Australia to the final with three consecutive sixes. The Pakistani pacer later said, ‘I couldn’t sleep for two days after the catch miss. I remember the moment of releasing the catch again and again.
Tamim Iqbal left the catch of Rohit Sharma in the match against India in the last ODI World Cup. Rohit took the century. Tamim later said that he had to go through a nightmare for a long time after dropping that catch. Being subjected to trolls and criticism on social media. Tamim himself is suffering from remorse. On July 31, Australian captain Meg Lanning took a catch at slip against Barbados in the Commonwealth Games women’s cricket. Leg spinner Alana King would have made a hat-trick if he caught that catch. Lanning said after the match, ‘I felt like I dug the ground and got in as fast as I could.’
Arshdeep probably felt the same way. His face could not be looked at after the catch. Kohli stood next to him because he knew the storm going on inside his mind. At the end of the match, he said, ‘Anyone can make mistakes. The big match and the situation was also very stressful. I remember the first match in my first Champions Trophy was against Pakistan. I got out after playing a very bad shot by Shahid Afridi. (After sleeping) I was looking at the ceiling (ceiling) till 5 am. could not sleep I thought I would never get another chance (in the national team). My career is over. In such a situation it is natural to think something like that. But we’ll bounce back tomorrow and if the team’s in a good mood there’s an opportunity to learn.’
In the 2009 Champions Trophy match, Kohli was caught by Umar Gul while coming forward to hit Afridi with a long on. This former Pakistani pacer was able to take the catch in three attempts. Kohli, who has been in the national team for almost a year, got out after scoring 16 runs off 24 balls. Pakistan won the match by 54 runs.
